Limbach L1700 | |
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Type | Aircraft engine |
National origin | German |
Manufacturer | Limbach Flugmotoren |
Major applications |
Fournier RF 5 Schleicher ASK 16 SZD-45 Ogar |
Produced | 1971-present |
The Limbach L1700 is a series of type certified German aircraft engines, designed and produced by Limbach Flugmotoren of Königswinter for use in light aircraft and motorgliders. [1]
The series were originally designated as the SL1700 under its former certification and was changed to L1700 by company Service Bulletin no. 17. [2]
The L1700 is a four-cylinder four-stroke, horizontally-opposed air-cooled, petrol direct-dive engine design, based upon the Volkswagen air-cooled engine. It employs a single magneto ignition, one carburettor, is lubricated by a wet sump and produces 50 kW (67 hp) at 3600 rpm. [1] [3]
The L1700 was type certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency on 4 August 2006. The first engines in the series had originally been certified by the German Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) on 6 December 1971. [2]
Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 [1]
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Limbach L1700 | |
---|---|
Type | Aircraft engine |
National origin | German |
Manufacturer | Limbach Flugmotoren |
Major applications |
Fournier RF 5 Schleicher ASK 16 SZD-45 Ogar |
Produced | 1971-present |
The Limbach L1700 is a series of type certified German aircraft engines, designed and produced by Limbach Flugmotoren of Königswinter for use in light aircraft and motorgliders. [1]
The series were originally designated as the SL1700 under its former certification and was changed to L1700 by company Service Bulletin no. 17. [2]
The L1700 is a four-cylinder four-stroke, horizontally-opposed air-cooled, petrol direct-dive engine design, based upon the Volkswagen air-cooled engine. It employs a single magneto ignition, one carburettor, is lubricated by a wet sump and produces 50 kW (67 hp) at 3600 rpm. [1] [3]
The L1700 was type certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency on 4 August 2006. The first engines in the series had originally been certified by the German Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) on 6 December 1971. [2]
Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 [1]
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